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The foreign policy actions of many Latin American governments often contradict their principles. This disconnect causes leaders to pursue short-term objectives that do not address the region\u2019s most pressing challenges, such as authoritarianism and organized crime.\n\nThe Maduro regime\u2019s assassination of a Venezuelan exile in Chile and the Ecuadorian government\u2019s arrest of a convicted former vice president at the Mexican embassy in Quito illustrate how poor foreign policy exacerbates lawlessness and democratic regression in the region.\n\nJoin Hudson for a conversation with academic and columnist Hector Schamis on how Latin American governments\u2019 approach to foreign policy destabilizes the region and what a better approach might look like.